AN optician who was disqualified from practising with the NHS after defrauding the service of almost £30,000 has failed in his bid to reverse the decision.
Brian Kelly pocketed an extra £6000 a year over four years by making a substantial number of false and inaccurate claims for payment.
Mr Kelly issued customers with spare pairs of glasses and claimed money for them from the NHS at a later date, pretending they were legitimate repairs or replacements.
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